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 NUMBER 166, 
 UIITED SOIS OF COKFEDERATEVETERANS. 
 
 RALEIGH, N. C. 
 
 TEMPORARILY INSTITUTED JANUARY, 1899. PERMA- 
 NENTLY ORGANIZED AND CHARTERED 
 MAY, 1900. 
 
 RALEIGH : 
 
 Alford, Bynum & Christophers. Job Printers, 
 
 1900. 
 
BY-LAWS 
 
 OF 
 
 3{arry Burgwy n(ramp, 
 
 NUMBER 166, 
 UmTED SONS OF COIFEDERATE VETERANS. 
 
 RALEIGH, N. C. 
 
 TEMPORARILY INSTITUTED JANUARY, 1899. PERMA- 
 NENTLY ORGANIZED AND CHARTERED 
 MAY, 1900. 
 
 RALEIGH: 
 
 Alpord, Bynum & Christophers. Job Printers, 
 
 1900. 
 

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 ARTICLE I. 
 
 NAME. 
 
 As a. tribute, to the memory of Oolonel 
 Henry King Burgwyn, Jr., the heroic young 
 commander of the Twenty-sixth North Car- 
 olina Regiment, who was slain at the Battle 
 of Gettysburg, this organization shall be 
 known as " Harey Burgwyn Camp, No. 166, 
 United Sons of Confederate Veterans." 
 
 ARTICLE II. 
 
 The chief objects of this Camp shall be : 
 Section 1. To hand down to future genera- 
 tions the record of the unsurpassed bravery, 
 the heroic fortitude, and the devotion to duty 
 displayed by the soldiers and sailors of the 
 South during the struggle for independence 
 in which the Confederate States of America 
 engaged between the years 1861 and 1865. 
 
 Sec. 2. To receive and preserve such rec- 
 ords, relics and other property as shall from 
 time to time be committed to the care of the 
 Camp by any individual or organization — es- 
 
pecially the Oamp of United Confederate 
 Veterans of Ealeigh, when death shall have 
 disbanded their society. 
 
 Sec. 3. To instill into our descendants a 
 proper veneration for the spirit and glory of 
 their Confederate ancestors, and to bring 
 them into association with our organization, 
 that they may aid us in accomplishing our 
 objects, and finally succeed to and take, up 
 our work where we may leave it. 
 
 Sec. 4. To cultivate the ties of friendship 
 that should exist among those whose ances- 
 tors have shared common dangers, sufferings 
 and privations. 
 
 Sec. 5. To use our best efforts in upholding 
 the honor and advancing the welfare of our 
 re-united country. 
 
 AETICLE III. 
 
 MEMBEKS. 
 
 All male descendants, eighteen years of 
 age or upwards, of those who served in the 
 Confederate Army or Navy to the close of the 
 war, or were honorably retired, or discharged, 
 or died in the service, shall be eligible to 
 membership in this Camp : Provided, that the 
 Camp shall have the right to reject the appli- 
 cation of any person who may not be accept- 
 able to it. 
 
ARTICLE IV. 
 
 ADMISSION. 
 
 Section 1. Application for membership shall 
 be made upon a printed form provided for this 
 purpose, and shall set forth fully the record of 
 the applicant's ancestor in the War between 
 the States. The record must be certified to 
 when practicable by the Committee on Rec- 
 ords of any Veteran Gamp, or by some mem- 
 ber of the ancestor's command, or by the at- 
 tachment of sufficient historical or documen- 
 tary evidence to satisfy the Committee on 
 Application of its correctness. These records 
 shall be carefully preserved. 
 
 Sec. 2. An application for membership shall 
 be filed by applicant with the Adjutant, who 
 shall refer it to the Committee on Application, 
 and, if approved, it shall be acted upon at the 
 next meeting of the Camp. 
 
 Sec. 3. Election of members shall be by 
 ballot. A negative vote of three shall consti- 
 tute the rejection of an application. 
 
 ARTICLE V. 
 
 OFFICERS. 
 
 The officers shall be Commandant, First and 
 Second Lieutenant Commander, Adjutant, 
 Surgeon, Quartermaster, Chaplain, Treasurer, 
 and Color Sergeants. 
 
ARTICLE VI. 
 
 DUTIES OF THE COMMANDANT. 
 
 The Commandant shall preside at all meet- 
 ings of the Camp, and preserve in strict exer- 
 cise the rules established by parliamentary 
 usage. He shall appoint all committees, and 
 sign official letters and documents ; command 
 the Camp in all parades, be a member ex 
 officio of all committees, and have such other 
 duties as are hereinafter set forth. 
 
 ARTICLE VII. 
 
 DUTIES OF THE LIEUTENANT COMMANDERS. 
 
 In the absence of the Commandant, one of 
 the Lieutenant Commanders shall discharge 
 the duties incumbent upon the position. In 
 their absence, the next ranking officer shall 
 perform these duties. 
 
 ARTICLE VIII. 
 
 DUTIES OF THE ADJUTANT. 
 
 The Adjutant shall perform all the duties 
 belonging to the. position of Secretary. He 
 shall write and sign official letters and docu- 
 ments, keep minutes of all meetings of the 
 Camp and Executive Committee, and be the 
 custodian of all manuscripts, etc., belonging 
 to the Camp. To assist him, he is empowered 
 
to appoint as many members of the Oamp as 
 may be necessary. 
 
 ARTICLE IX. 
 
 DUTIES OF THE SURGEON. 
 
 The Surgeon shall attend to the physical 
 needs of the members on all encampments 
 and the like. 
 
 ARTICLE X. 
 
 DUTIES OP THE QUARTERMASTER. 
 
 The Quartermaster shall have charge of all 
 arrangements, and shall discharge all duties 
 ordinarily required of such officer. The Com- 
 mandant shall appoint a special committee, 
 of which the Quartermaster shall be chair- 
 man, who shall aid in the arrangement for 
 any banquet ordered by the Camp. 
 
 ARTICLE XI. • 
 
 QUALIFICATIONS AND DUTIES OP CHAPLAIN. 
 
 The Chaplain shall be a regularly ordained 
 clergyman of a Christian denomination, and 
 shall attend to the spiritual needs of the 
 Camp. He shall also officiate at all funerals 
 of members when requested. 
 
AKTIOLE XII. 
 
 DUTIES OF THE TEEASURER. 
 
 Section 1. The Treasurer shall collect all 
 funds due the Oamp. He shall give bond to 
 the Oamp, if required, in such amount and 
 with such sureties as may be required by it. 
 At each annual meeting he shall make a full 
 report. Disbursements shall require the writ- 
 ten approval of the Commandant. 
 
 Sec. 2. His books and accounts shall be sub- 
 ject to examination at each annual meeting 
 by a committee appointed for the purpose. 
 
 AETIOLE XIII. 
 
 COLOR SERGEANTS. 
 
 Whenever the Camp participates in a pa- 
 rade or other ceremony, the Commandant 
 shall have power to appoint Color Sergeants 
 to^ carry the flags of the Camp. 
 
 AETICLE XIV. 
 
 MEETINGS OF THE CAMP. 
 
 Section 1. On the 15th day of the months 
 of January, July and October in each year, 
 the Oamp shall meet for the transaction of 
 business. 
 
 Sec. 2. On the first day of May in each year 
 the annual meeting for the election of officers 
 
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 and transaction of other business shall be 
 held. 
 
 Sec. 3. Special meetings may be called at 
 any time by the Commandant, and it shall be 
 his duty to call a special meeting when re- 
 quested in writing by six members of the 
 Camp. 
 
 Sec. 4. When the day set for meeting falls 
 on Sunday the meeting shall be held on the 
 Monday following. 
 
 Sec. 5. Five members present at any meet- 
 ing shall constitute a quorum. 
 
 Sec. 6. Notice of the meetings shall be given 
 in the daily papers of the City of Raleigh. 
 
 ARTICLE XV. 
 the executive committee. 
 
 Section 1. The Commandant, Lieutenant 
 Commanders, Adjutant, Quartermaster, and 
 Treasurer, shall be an Executive Committee, 
 of which the Commandant shall be Chairman, 
 with full authority to manage the financial 
 affairs of the Camp, and generally to look 
 after and have charge of all other affairs of 
 the Camp, and to report from time to time 
 the condition of its finances. 
 
 Sec. 2. Should any office become vacant 
 between the regular meetings of the Camp, 
 and it be necessary to fill the same at once, 
 the Executive Committee shall appoint a 
 
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 temporary officer, subject to the approval of 
 the Oamp at its next regular meeting. 
 
 AETICLE XVI. 
 
 DUTIES OF COMMITTEE ON APPLICATION. 
 
 The Committee on Application shall exam- 
 ine into, and report upon all applications for 
 membership ; and, so far as practicable, verify 
 the record of the applicant's ancestor. This 
 committee shall consist of three, and shall be 
 elected by the Oamp, or appointed by the 
 Commandant. 
 
 ARTICLE XVII. 
 
 DUTIES OF COifMITTEE ON MEMBERSHIP. 
 
 The Membership Committee shall see that 
 all eligible persons are extended an invitation 
 to join the Camp. This committee shall con- 
 sist of so many as shall be deemed necessary 
 by the Commandant, and shall be appointed 
 by him. 
 
 ARTICLE XVIII. 
 
 ELECTION OF OFFICERS. 
 
 Section 1. The officers shall be elected by 
 ballot on May 1, in each year. 
 
 Sec 2. The committees shall be elected by 
 the Oamp or appointed by the Commandant 
 on May 1, in each year, to serve for one year. 
 
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 ARTICLE XIX. 
 
 FUNDS. 
 
 Section 1. Each member shall pay an ini- 
 tiation fee of One Dollar, which amount shall 
 be handed in with his application, or same 
 cannot be considered. Said fee shall cover 
 all dues for the current year. 
 
 Sec. 2. The yearly dues shall be Fifty Cents, 
 which sum shall be due and payable in ad- 
 vance on the 15th of April in each year. 
 
 Sec. 3. If upon joining the Camp, a mem- 
 ber shall pay the sum of Ten Dollars, it shall 
 constitute him a Life Member, and no initia- 
 tion fee, or dues for the remainder of his life, 
 shall be charged against him. If a person 
 already a member becomes a Life Member, 
 no deduction on account of past payments 
 shall be made from the amount of his life 
 membership fee. 
 
 Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer 
 to formally notify any member who is in 
 arrears one year, and if the amount due be 
 not paid in thirty days after such notifica- 
 tion, his name shall be dropped from the roll 
 of the Camp, and the Adjutant shall notify 
 him that his name has been dropped. A 
 member, whose name has been dropped, may 
 (in the discretion of the Camp) be reinstated 
 upon payment of all dues for the time inter- 
 
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 vening between his suspension and reinstate- 
 ment. 
 
 Sec, 5. No letter of resignation shall be con- 
 sidered until all dues are paid. 
 
 ARTICLE XX. 
 
 MEMORIAL DAY. 
 
 On Memorial Day, May 10, in each year, the 
 Camp shall meet upon call of the Command- 
 ant to take part in the Memorial services. 
 
 ARTICLE XXI. 
 
 SPONSOR. 
 
 There shall be a Sponsor selected by the 
 Commandant to represent the Camp at re- 
 unions, gatherings, etc. She must be a de- 
 scendant of one who served in the Confederate 
 Army or Navy. 
 
 ARTICLE XXII. 
 
 BADGE. 
 
 The Official Badge of the Camp, to be worn 
 by members, shall be as provided by the Gen- 
 eral Constitution. 
 
 ARTICLE XXIII. 
 
 EXPULSION. 
 
 AVhen any member of the Camp shall be 
 guilty of conduct unbecoming a gentleman 
 
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 or man of honor, or wilfully acts in a manner 
 detrimentral to the welfare of the Oamp, the 
 Camp shall have power by a three-fourths 
 vote to expel him from membership. A per- 
 son who has been expelled may be restored 
 to membership by the unanimous vote of the 
 Oamp at any meeting. 
 
 ARTICLE XXIV. 
 
 PROHIBITED MATTTERS. 
 
 At no meeting of the Camp shall current 
 politics be discussed, nor shall the Camp offi- 
 cially endorse any person for public office. 
 
 ARTICLE XXV. 
 
 AMENDMENTS. 
 
 Any additions or amendments to these by- 
 laws may be made at the annual meeting of 
 the Camp, by a three-fourths vote of the mem- 
 bers present : Provided, that written notice of 
 the proposed amendment shall have been 
 given at some regular meeting within a year 
 preceding the annual meeting at which the 
 amendment is offered.